Chapter 4 Hospitalization

  Chen Fan woke up with a start, his whole body aching. What happened? He seemed to have been injured in his dream. But when he looked around, he was stunned. "Ah..." Chen Fan found himself lying in a pool of blood, his head bleeding profusely. A lot of blood had flowed out from the back of his head, and he didn't know how long he had been unconscious.

  Slowly getting up, "it hurts so much," Chen Fan touched the back of his head with his right hand, which had a big lump, and there was also a lot of fresh blood on his hand. Now Chen Fan is even more confused, "I got hurt saving someone in my dream, and I'm also hurt in reality, could it be that when I was dreaming, I fell off the bed? How did it become an accident?"

  Chen Fan slowly sat up without washing his face, and walked to the campus in a daze. Under the scorching sun, the air was filled with a burning smell, it's too hot! Many people saw the blood on Chen Fan's back and cried out in surprise, but no one came forward to help him. A couple didn't know how many were frightened by this scene.

  "Alas, I wonder if today is the day of reckoning between the god of love and his arch-nemesis. This is terrible." The male companion said, looking at Chen Fan with a mixture of shock and gossip.

  "Honey, would you duel for me just once? I really want to see my husband's majestic figure." The girl wasn't scared off by the bloody atmosphere, but instead enticed her boyfriend.

  "Ugh, forget it. Those suitors of yours, I haven't even taken them seriously, they're not worthy of you." The boy said with a hint of embarrassment, his small frame couldn't withstand the challenge from so many people.

  Chen Fan was hospitalized, the news spread like wildfire, and slowly turned into a rumor that Chen Fan had dueled with his love rival Zhou Zhuang for his girlfriend, but lost, losing 200 milliliters of blood and fainting on the spot. Some people even claimed to have witnessed the duel scene, exaggerating how tragic it was. As the rumors escalated, the hospital staff couldn't sit still and began to refute them, but no one expected it to turn into a war of words.

  It eventually swept the entire campus, and unknown individuals began to investigate the truth. Finally, it was passed on to Liu Min, who was startled and quickly called her boyfriend Zhou Tong, causing a false alarm.

  Zhou Dong was even more affected by the disaster, the Graduate School put a lot of pressure on him, and it wasn't until they had a talk with Zhou Tong that things slowly calmed down. No one expected things to turn out this way.

  Chen Fan's classmates came to the hospital to visit and ask about the scene of the duel at that time, saying that he was not a good brother, and actually missed the thrilling scene. This is only a situation that would occur in the West! Chen Fan was also annoyed, hurriedly coming out to refute the rumors, otherwise who knows what shape the rumors would take on.

  The graduate school also had a talk with him, because such a terrible thing happened in the school, it's impossible to ignore it. When they learned about the truth of the matter, they let out a sigh of relief, but this incident also served as a wake-up call for them - the beds in the dorms are not safe! A person fell from such a high place and didn't die, which is fortunate. As a result, the school's safety measures were reviewed again, and all unqualified beds were renovated. The college guaranteed that Chen Fan wouldn't have to worry about the medical expenses, as the school would take care of them. Li Zhao also let out a sigh of relief, having narrowly escaped disaster. Although the medical fees at the school hospital are cheap, they can add up over time and become a significant amount.

  Chen Fan started his sick leave with a normal and smooth beginning, but that night, another strange dream began...

  "Xiao Fan, come here and let the doctor take a look. I'm going to find a psychologist to give FeiFei a psychological test. I'll be back to pick you up later."

  "Xiang Jie, go ahead, I'm fine." Chen Fan said to Wang Xue Xiang who was holding Xia Fei Fei in her arms. Although the little girl seemed okay, it would still be better to have a psychologist take a look at her.

  "Alright, remember to have a thorough check-up and don't leave any underlying conditions." Wang Xueying instructed before taking Xiaofei away.

  The doctor slowly removed the sanitary napkin stuck to his elbow, chuckled and said, "Young man, your wife is really good to you, even using women's stuff on you."

  "It's a misunderstanding, doctor. She's not my wife." Perhaps due to his illness last time, Chen Fan looked worn out, appearing to be 27 or 28 years old, but actually only 24 years old.

  "Oh, no, if I could marry a wife like that, it would be worth dying for." The male doctor said with a smile, but his hands didn't stop working, taking out the cotton ball soaked in alcohol and slowly wiping.

  "Ah, it hurts so much, slow down." Chen Fan cried out in pain.

  "Why didn't the hero consider the pain when saving the beauty?" The male doctor did not show mercy due to Chen Fan's exclamation, and applied ointment to the injured knee and elbow. He then wrapped a bandage around it twice and finally secured it with tape. "Alright, remember not to get wet recently, you can use warm water to wipe your body." He took out a prescription and wrote down several medicine names in a flourish.

  Chen Fan took the prescription and didn't understand any of it. He limped his leg and slowly stood up, pushing out of the consulting room.

  "Xiao Fan, how are you?" After a few minutes, Wang Xueying walked over with Xiao Yan in her arms.

  "It's nothing, just some superficial wounds. I've applied some medicine and bandaged them up. By the way, how is Feifei doing?" Chen Fan said, having already learned Xia Feifei's name from Wang Xueying, so he asked about her condition again.

  "It's nothing, just a bit of a shock. Maybe after a few days' rest, it'll be fine. For the next few days, I plan to take her to her grandmother's house to stay for a while. As for kindergarten, I'm still not at ease." Wang Xueying also said with some comfort, but Chen Fan couldn't deceive his anxious mood.

  "That's good then." Chen Fan also comforted her, he didn't know what to say either, because he wasn't very familiar with Wang Xueying.

  "Let's go get the medicine and then I'll send you home." Wang Xueying said as she saw the prescription in Chen Fan's hand.

  "No need, I'll just pay for it myself." Chen Fan also didn't plan on buying medicine anymore, the medical expenses here were too expensive.

  "How can that be? Are you going to treat me like an outsider? Come and give it to me." Wang Xueying said with a strong aura, which surprised Chen Fan, apparently also someone in a high position!

  Chen Fan was holding Xiao Fei in his arms, this little girl didn't know what was wrong with her, she was extremely clingy, and Wang Xueying looked unhappy. Chen Fan also liked the little girl very much, like a big doll, with a chubby face.

  "Xin jie, let's stop here, my house is just nearby." Chen Fan pointed to the edge of the neighborhood and said. Since dropping out of school, Chen Fan had rented a room in this area, less than 20 square meters, with a single bed, a writing desk, and some small items bought online. The rent was only 500 yuan per month, and Chen Fan lived very frugally, without telling his family about dropping out, fearing that his mother would worry. He hoped to be able to make a living on his own.

  "Alright, here you go. If anything happens, call my sister. Don't get angry." Wang Xueying said as she took out a business card from her purse and handed it to Chen Fan.

  Chen Fan took the business card and pushed open the car door. "Goodbye, Xiang Jie."

  Watching the car slowly disappear from view, he only took a glance at the business card, which only had Wang Xueying's name and phone number on it. He didn't pay much attention to it either, nor did he think of gaining any benefits from it. Slowly turning around, Chen Fan's figure disappeared into the distance.

  ………

  "Teacher, I want to take a leave of absence." Chen Fan stood in front of his supervisor Hu Jianming and went straight to the point. Originally, facing Supervisor Hu made him feel very nervous, and this time he was even more apprehensive. Don't look at how smiling and affable the supervisor usually is, but when serious, neither senior brothers nor sisters dared to disobey half a sentence. Unexpectedly, one sentence from the supervisor left him utterly astonished.

  "Chen Fan, I know you've been very slack this semester and your research hasn't been going well either. I was thinking of having a good talk with you, but considering the setbacks you've faced recently, I don't want to say anything more. I think you must have thought deeply before coming to find me! I won't persuade you anymore, it's your own choice, just hope you won't regret it later. If you do regret it, you can still come find me, and you'll still be my student. Don't carry any emotional burden, I'm not someone who doesn't understand things. A great man shouldn't worry about having no wife, don't ruin your life for a woman." Chen Fan's supervisor Hu Jianming said with deep concern, which moved Chen Fan greatly, he hadn't expected his supervisor to say such words.

  "But what he said next made him hesitate. 'Chen Fan, I've passed this level, but there are still the hospital leaders and graduate school leaders waiting for you to go through. If you regret it now, it's not too late. Today's events can be forgotten as if they never happened. But if you don't even have the courage to get through their work, then just get out of here!'"

  "Teacher, I will definitely get them to do their work. There is no embroidery needle that cannot be ground, and I, Chen Fan, will grind them like an embroidery needle." Although Chen Fan was not confident, he still wrote down the military order.

  "Alright, this is my student. I've been waiting for you to come back after a year. If you still want to come back after a year, then come back. This place is still your other home. If you don't want to come back and can't make a name for yourself, I will never see you again. Do you understand?" Mentor Hu Jianming continued to speak with a serious expression, but Chen Fan's heart skipped a beat.

  "Alright, I'll treat you to a feast as a leader's work. I hope you can make something of yourself." After saying this, both the mentor and Chen Fan laughed.

  "I understand, teacher." A serious reply, although the future is uncertain, I still want to strive for it.